Stunning 1965 Solid 18ct Yellow Gold Rolex Oyster Day-Date Gents Vintage Watch

The Overview

The Rolex Day-Date was the original and, to this day, their flagship watch – one of the many famous advertisements for this watch featured a Boardroom table with the strap line of ‘Men who make decisions wear a Day-Date (apologies for the sexist nature…).

This example was made in 1965 (serial 1.7 million) and the solid 18ct yellow gold case is in excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. The original and untouched silver/steel pearlescent dial is just magnificent. The applied gold hour batons along with the gold hands blend perfectly with the dial and are beautifully framed by the solid 18ct fluted bezel. The super high grade Rolex signed chronometer standard movement is again in excellent condition and has just been serviced by our professional watchmaker. To complete this magnificent piece we’ve added a new, super high quality, black ‘London’ alligator skin strap with gold plated non-Rolex buckle.

In view of the high quality movement we will give a 12 month guarantee.

Watches of this quality and in this condition rarely come to market….

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The Case

This example was made in 1965 (serial 1.7 million) and the solid 18ct yellow gold case is in excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. The case measures 36mm across, excluding the Rolex crown and 44mm long including the lugs. The inside case is signed ‘Montres Rolex SA Geneva Switzerland Patented’, ‘1803’ and it has the appropriate hallmarks for solid 18ct gold.

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The Movement

The super high grade Rolex signed chronometer standard movement is again in excellent condition and has just been serviced by our professional watchmaker. The movement is signed ‘Montres Rolex SA Geneva Swiss’, ‘Twenty Six 26 Jewels’, ‘Adjusted 5 Positions and Temperature’ and the calibre is 1556. The movement number is ‘953951’.

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The Box, Papers and Sonning Warranty

As with the majority of pre-owned watches that are 10 years or older, this particular watch does not come with its original box and paperwork. The watch is 100% genuine and rest assured we provide a lifetime guarantee on the authenticity and provenance of all the watches we sell.

Although there is no original paperwork, we do provide a written invoice and 3 page insurance valuation with the pictures of the watch and all available reference numbers. We also give a 12 month warranty on all our watches. We also stock a good selection of vintage watch boxes to help complete your purchase.

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About Sonning Vintage Watches

Sonning Vintage Watches are one of the largest prestige brand vintage watch retailers on the Internet carrying stock of around £500,000; we’ve sold over 3,000 vintage watches across the world since our formation in 2009. We’re based in Berkshire and Nottingham and spend 1- 2 days a week in London. Whilst we’re an Internet business we do ‘show’ 90% of our watches prior to sale and travel across England to meet prospective buyers.

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Why Purchase a Watch from SVW

We provide a lifetime guarantee on the authenticity and provenance of all our watches and come with a full printed Receipt of Sale and Insurance Valuation. Purchasing from SVW gives you the protection and reassurance of buying from an incorporated company with outstanding customer testimonials.

We provide a high quality box and use the Royal Mail Special Delivery for the UK and DHL for overseas sales. They are insured for the full purchase value.

See what our customers say – 100% positive feedback on all our sales sites and over 40% of our customers buy again or refer us!

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Couriering and Pre-Delivery Inspection

We use the Royal Mail’s Guaranteed next day service for UK sales and DHL for all overseas shipping. All our watches are fully serviced, but prior to couriering each one will undergo a 3 day pre-delivery check to ensure the watch is in perfect condition.

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The Conclusion

This is a rare and highly collectable vintage watch from one of horology’s most famous names and will, if history is any judge, provide an excellent financial investment as well as a possession to treasure and enjoy. I will provide an insurance valuation in excess of my asking price. Please appreciate the difficulty of photographing this piece, it looks even better in real life. Subject to your location I’ll happily show the watch.

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